drago

See also: Drago, dragó, and dragò

Catalan

Verb

drago

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Italian

Alternative forms

• draco (obsolete, literary)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdra.ɡo/
• Rhymes: -aɡo
• Hyphenation: drà‧go

Etymology 1

From Latin dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Compare dragone, from the Latin accusative form.

Noun

drago m (plural draghi)

1. dragon (legendary creature)

   Synonym: dragone

2. (figurative, informal) expert, whizz
3. (figurative, informal, uncommon) a violent or impetuous person
4. (heraldry) dragon
5. (uncommon) kite (flying toy)

   Synonym: aquilone

6. (zoology) any lizard of the Draco taxonomic genus

Derived terms

• draghetto
• indragare

 

Related terms

• dragone

References

• drago in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

drago

1. first-person singular present indicative of dragare

Anagrams

• Grado, droga, godrà, grado

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɾa.ɡu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɾa.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɾa.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɾa.ɡu/ [ˈdɾa.ɣu]

Etymology 1

From Latin dracō via the nominative form. Now replaced by dragão, from the Latin accusative dracōnem.

Noun

drago m (plural dragos)

1. (obsolete) dragon

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

drago

1. first-person singular present indicative of dragar

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Romani

Etymology

From a Slavic language, compare Serbo-Croatian drag, Romanian drag, Bulgarian драг (drag).

Adjective

drago (plural dragi)

1. dear

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drâːɡo/
• Hyphenation: dra‧go

Adverb

drȃgo (Cyrillic spelling дра̑го)

1. to be glad, pleased, delighted (in copulative constructs)

   drago mi je ― I am glad

   bilo joj je jako drago ― she was very pleased

   što god ti drago ― whatever/anything you like

   kako ti drago ― as you like it

Adjective

drago

1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of drag

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Doublet of dragón, from the Latin accusative dracōnem.

Noun

drago m (plural dragos)

1. the dragon tree

Related terms

• dragón

Verb

drago

1. first-person singular present indicative of dragar

Anagrams

• droga, grado, gorda

Further reading

• “drago”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014